Mark Richards

I’m Mark Richards, mid-days and weekends on Mix96. I was born in Buffalo and I grew up in the Cheektowaga/West Seneca area. I was that nerd who read the Pledge to the Flag in high school. We had a radio station, so I’ve been hooked since the age of 14. I’ve been in radio since the 80s and I was on staff in Utica NY when Townsquare took over some years ago. The #1 most played song on my iPod? It’s most likely a mix of music you don’t hear on any radio station. Favorite movie, favorite quote from that movie? The Notebook, “It was NEVER over.”

Did you know that you can kayak or canoe right up to our towering grain elevators?Kayak tours, rentals and retail sales can be found in Buffalo’s Old First Ward at Elevator Alley Kayak, 65 Vandalia Street. Call 997-7925 and find out how you can be just a few feet from history on the …

I picked a good time to move back to Buffalo. I see new restaurants everywhere around town. I'm attending major concerts coming to First Niagara Center. There is a huge surge in hotel openings. However, what seems to be my favorite thing about our growth is what's happening on our waterfro…

As you can see in the video, you not only have to worry about oncoming traffic when making a left on Southwestern Boulevard here, but have you to check your rear view mirror as well. That's about to change.

Home of the best chicken wings, a major draw for concerts, a leader in economic development and now Buffalo is known as a world leader in drivers crashing into buildings!It started with WIVB TV compiling a list of 26 crash sites in Western New York, and then with Cynthia Van Ness continuing to track…

If Donald Trump wants to be President of the United States, he is going to have to turn New York State RED. As of early April 2016, sources told us that negotiations were in the works for a Trump rally at the First Niagara Center on April 17, 2016.

Dyngus Day is Monday, March 28th, 2016 and Buffalo will get it's fill of pussy willows and polish music. Traditionally the Monday after Easter is a giant Polish Celebration in Buffalo, New York and this Dyngus Day should be as festive as Dyngus Days past.

Before choosing to buy a home many people go to sites like NeighborhoodScout and search for the best and worst neighborhoods to live in near Buffalo, New York. Based on crime rates, these are the five most dangerous neighborhoods in the area. What do you think? Do you agree? Do you feel safe in thes…

November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. We thought we'd share with you some bizarre coincidences between Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln. Taken from the Reader's Digest book, Mysteries of the Unexplained, you will amazed at these as…